amateur
Let an agent explain amateurs, relay history of amateurism, contributions of amateur science and hobbies, licensing and safety from sport, science and regulatory sources, describe the named hobbies and flag the misfiled race alias, and distinguish amateurs from professionals, volunteers, hobbyists as a near-synonym and novices.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain amateurs, relay history of amateurism, contributions of amateur science and hobbies, licensing and safety from sport, science and regulatory sources, describe the named hobbies and flag the misfiled race alias, and distinguish amateurs from professionals, volunteers, hobbyists as a near-synonym and novices.
A person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than payment or as a profession, often with considerable skill, as in amateur sport, where amateurism rules once barred professionals from the Olympics until changes from the 1970s and 1980s, amateur science such as amateur geologists and astronomers contributing observations, amateur radio operators licensed to transmit on allocated bands, amateur filmmakers, storm chasers or tornado hunters, and sound hunters who record audio; the registry alias 2022 Women Cycling Pro Costa De Almeria names a professional cycling race and appears misfiled. Storm chasing and other amateur activities can be dangerous without training.
What it is for: Naming non-professional participants.
It can be explain amateurism; relay amateur contributions; describe named hobbies; relay licensing and safety.
Distinguishing features
Unpaid pursuit
Personal interest
Can be highly skilled
Historical class dimension
What it looks like
Not a single appearance; people pursuing sports, science, radio or arts in their own time.
Physical character
etymology: Latin amator, lover note
Olympic amateur rules relaxed: 1970s-1990s note
amateur radio licensing: required internationally note - ITU Radio Regulations
How it is recognised
Non-professional participant
Amateur geologist, 2022 Women Cycling Pro Costa De Almeria, tornado hunter, amateur filmmaker, amateur radio operator, sound hunter
Professionals are paid; volunteers serve without pay in organisations; hobbyists pursue interests; novices are beginners
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with -
includes -
is contrasted with - misfiled alias
In practice
Families and kinds
amateur athletes
amateur scientists and citizen scientists
amateur radio operators
amateur artists and filmmakers
storm chasers
Standards and regulation
ITU Radio Regulations and national amateur radio licences
Sports governing body eligibility rules
Failure modes and hazards
Storm chasing without safety training
Unlicensed radio transmission
Misfiled race alias
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.amateur-person
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an amateur is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an amateur, and how does the role differ from professionals, volunteers, hobbyists and novices? definition
- Is someone planning to chase storms, in which case follow official warnings and never approach tornadoes without training? boundary
Hobbies
Named hobbies.
Hobbies
Hobbies.
- What do amateur geologists, tornado hunters, amateur filmmakers, radio operators and sound hunters do, and why is the cycling race different? definition
- Which entry fits the specific activity? action
Sport Amateurism in sport.
Attribution.
Olympics
Olympic amateurism.
Olympics
Olympics.
- Why did the Olympics require amateurs, and what critics said about class bias, with views attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
College sport
College sport debates.
College sport
College sport.
- How have debates about paying college athletes evolved, checked against current rules? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and current? boundary
Science Amateur science.
Sources.
Contributions
Contributions.
Contributions
Contributions.
- What discoveries have amateur astronomers and geologists made? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Citizen science
Citizen science.
Citizen science
Citizen science.
- How do citizen science projects involve amateurs? provenance
- Which entry fits citizen science? action
Context Radio and arts.
Regulation.
Radio
Amateur radio.
Radio
Radio.
- How do people get amateur radio licences and help in emergencies? provenance
- Which entry fits amateur radio? action
Film
Amateur film.
Film
Film.
- How has amateur film preserved social history? provenance
- Which entry fits home movies? action
What the second pass must settle
- The registry alias 2022 Women Cycling Pro Costa De Almeria should be moved to cycling race entries
- Should citizen science be linked separately?
- How should amateurism history be presented?